She was fond of children, and actually pitied any child whose mother perhaps had foreign blood.
"Eleanor--I call her Nellie--is eight years old.

She will be nine in January.

She is tall for her age," added Mrs.Goddard with affectionate pride.

As a matter of fact Nellie was small for her years, and Mrs.
Ambrose, who was the most truthful of women, felt that she could not conscientiously agree in calling hex tall.

She changed the subject.
"I am afraid you will find it very quiet in Billingsfield," she said presently.
"Oh, I am used--that is, I prefer a very quiet place.